Example sentences of "[vb -s] been happening [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But that has been happening for hundreds of years . |
2 | But that has been happening for hundreds of years . |
3 | That has been happening for some time , but the Secretary of State and the Minister should know that . |
4 | What change in land use has been happening on this marginal fringe between farmscape and wildscape , as shown on the map ? |
5 | The observer 's task is then to observe what goes on in a classroom and , every three seconds , to tick the category that best describes what has been happening during that period . |
6 | This is precisely what has been happening in recent years , to such an extent that we can without exaggeration speak of a ‘ committals explosion ’ in addition to the remand explosion which we have just outlined . |
7 | I assure the hon. Gentleman that , as and when abuses are drawn to the attention of the regulator or the prosecuting authorities , the correct action will be taken , as has been happening in recent months . |
8 | Or we may live to see the vines ploughed up and turned into orchards as has been happening in other areas . ’ |
9 | What has been happening in Latin America is that the growth of education has been much faster than structural change in society , with the result that some of the potential value of education for social mobility is lost . |
10 | It 's been happening for hundreds of years . |
11 | As a producer , MacCabe is naturally enough dismayed by this pro-directorial bias : ‘ If you look at what 's been happening to British cinema over the last 10 years or so , then it 's clear that it has tended to be production-led — names like Working Title , Palace Films or Zenith are as important as those of any individual director . |